And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Nope, that magazine is open to too much dirt and grit getting into it. The French in WWI and WWII had some kind of machine gun where the magazines were open on the side, presumably so you could see how many rounds were there, or maybe it was just a cost-cutting idea. But they failed miserably in the actual trenches because war ain't clean and neat... dirt rendered many of the magazines unusable. Probably didn't matter in the long run, the French are notoriously bad fighters.
WWI - it was the Chauchat LMG. The open mag was a bad idea, but otherwise the original design worked pretty good for a mass produced stamped construction weapon. The U.S. version in .30-06 had manufacturing flaws that rendered it largely unusable.
That appears to be an Allied Armament drum mag. I suspect the fancy looking open air webbing is a custom modification. Mostly I've seen articles covering several versions of this here: https://www.commanderzero.com/ blog.
A search shows that AA went bust some years ago. Supposedly they were still making the drum for someone else, though. Seemed to be a very reliable mag. 50 rounds capacity, IIRC.
If you do a search on his blog, you can find the original tests he did.
The magazine openings are dumber than a bag of hammers. Must've taken a 40 IQ Bubba to come up with that bit of bubbification. Or perhaps two 20 IQ Bubbas.
I bet it ain't cheap!
ReplyDeleteCompared to its value at the right time and place, it is practically free.
DeleteNobody asks you to state your intentions. They can infer them without asking.
ReplyDeleteDoes anyone have the make/model of that gorgeous piece?
ReplyDeleteIt's like insurance, expensive until you need it.
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't trust my life to that magazine.
ReplyDeleteFan boy shit for sure.
DeleteNope, that magazine is open to too much dirt and grit getting into it. The French in WWI and WWII had some kind of machine gun where the magazines were open on the side, presumably so you could see how many rounds were there, or maybe it was just a cost-cutting idea. But they failed miserably in the actual trenches because war ain't clean and neat... dirt rendered many of the magazines unusable. Probably didn't matter in the long run, the French are notoriously bad fighters.
ReplyDeleteWWI - it was the Chauchat LMG. The open mag was a bad idea, but otherwise the original design worked pretty good for a mass produced stamped construction weapon. The U.S. version in .30-06 had manufacturing flaws that rendered it largely unusable.
DeleteYup it's pretty enough. Still would like to know the make/model if anyone is informed on that.
ReplyDeleteThe scope says Primary Arms, the rifle looks somewhat like a Geissele Arms Super Duty. But as easy as it is to change out parts it could be anything.
ReplyDeleteThat appears to be an Allied Armament drum mag. I suspect the fancy looking open air webbing is a custom modification. Mostly I've seen articles covering several versions of this here: https://www.commanderzero.com/ blog.
ReplyDeleteA search shows that AA went bust some years ago. Supposedly they were still making the drum for someone else, though. Seemed to be a very reliable mag. 50 rounds capacity, IIRC.
If you do a search on his blog, you can find the original tests he did.
The magazine openings are dumber than a bag of hammers.
ReplyDeleteMust've taken a 40 IQ Bubba to come up with that bit of bubbification.
Or perhaps two 20 IQ Bubbas.